Join us for Constitution Day 2023 with Professor Samantha Barbas!

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Join us for Constitution Day 2023 with Professor Samantha Barbas!

Thursday, September 14th
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Law Library Reading Room | Zoom

Professor Samantha Barbas will discuss the roots of the U.S. Supreme Court’s New York Times v. Sullivan decision, which created the “actual malice” standard that a public official must prove in a successful suit for defamation.

Professor Barbas’ lecture will focus on describing the origins of the New York Times v. Sullivan decision in the context of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement.

Join us for a livestream viewing in the Law Library with light refreshments! You can also register for the livestream here